moondigger

It would have been useful for you to actually read previous posts prior to responding. All of your 'points' have been addressed previously, either directly or indirectly. Three word summary: You're mostly wrong.

jawlz

kylemittskus wrote:This is the best thread ever! A bunch of people who don't actually know what they're talking about -- not having read any primary sources -- defending the confederate flag as an iconic symbol of states' rights (except, of course, the rights of opposing states to do something different).

I don't see any post here that is defending the confederate flag as an iconic symbol of states' rights..... Sure, that concept is out there, but I don't see it being expressed in this thread.

itoaseik

LarryLars wrote:This reminds me of the time I talked to a really old person. He said he wanted to sell me a bridge for a great price.

Haha. This thread reminds me of that time a bunch of people on the internet made unsubstantiated claims that they knew better than those gosh-darn "Experts." You don't need to spend years researching primary sources to be a "capital-H Historian," just say things on the internet about how the victors write history and somebody really old told you the truth.

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